Cards' defense stingy in red zone

The Cardinals defense gave up 472 yards against Seattle on Sunday, but it was stingy in the red zone.

The Seahawks scored a touchdown on just one of four possessions inside the Cardinals 20. In a key sequence, Seattle had to settle for a field goal after having first and goal at the 1 in the fourth quarter.

"We just missed some opportunities," Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said. "Especially with the kind of offense they have, you've got to score touchdowns when you can, and we didn't do that."

Seattle running back Julius Jones was expected to spend Sunday night in a Valley hospital after suffering a broken rib. He left the game in the first quarter, but the Seahawks remained productive on the ground.

"It's precautionary," coach Jim Mora said."There's an issue there. He's not in any danger, but we're going to play it safe."

"They came out with some things we didn't see on tape," Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson said. "A lot of formations and routes that we didn't see. Hats off to them."

Booming Ben

Cardinals punter Ben Graham had another solid game, averaging 52 yards on seven punts with a long of 64 against Seattle. Three of his punts were down inside the Seahawks 10-yard line.

He entered the game ranked third in the NFL with a 47.6-yard average.

"My role is to help our team win field position, and that's why we work so hard," Graham said. "But it's not just me. It's Mike (Leach) doing the snapping and the entire coverage team doing their job."

As much as he liked what he saw from Graham, Whisenhunt was particularly pleased with both coverage units on special teams.

"We were playing with a lot of young guys today because we had some injuries," he said. "We were relying on some of the younger guys, and that's a great sign to see them step up and make some plays."

Pressure piling

Outside linebacker Clark Haggans had one of his better games of the season, finishing with six tackles (including one for a loss), two sacks of Hasselbeck and three quarterback hurries.

"The emphasis from (defensive coordinator) Billy Davis was we had to start fast," Haggans said. "We came out of the gate, and he called some plays to make something happen so we could put pressure on Hasselbeck. We executed the defense and found ways to rattle him."

The Cardinals committed far too many penalties, however, especially defensive ones, Haggans said. The Cardinals were penalized 11 times for 136 yards.

"You can't have penalties like that," he said. "It's almost like a turnover or something. Some things happen, but some things you can control, like the offsides calls we had."

Extra point

Quarterback Kurt Warner passed for more than 300 yards for the 51st time in his career. That tied him with Dan Fouts for the fourth most in NFL history.